It's up to you - Independent Beauty Consultant Mary Kay Employee Review

4.0
Mar 10, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Unlimited earning potential, company perks possible (cars, jewelry/diamonds, etc.), advancement, company support, flexible hours, no territories, etc.

Cons

You have to get out there and market yourself and your business - business is not going to come to you. It does require work (and on-hand inventory is helpful).

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5.0
Mar 25, 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Best work place culture I have ever seen!

Cons

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3.0
Feb 17, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful coworkers, amenities at the Mary Kay Building, and overall a mostly pleasant place to work from a day to day perspective.

Cons

Senior management seems totally lost. Strategy is ever shifting, and seems based more on whatever management's current flight of fancy happens to be. Little to nothing has been done to address the very real long-term issues related to the business. There's a reluctance to meaningfully change or address systemic issues leading to an existential risk to the business. It's so bad, the former CEO is suing the current CEO for mismanaging the company. They are father and son. It's that bad.

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